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Disaster risk in Des Moines

Des Moines ranks T#31 of 134 US cities for low disaster risk, with a resilience score of 77 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 78th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Iowa.

resilience score
77
Very Fun
National rank
T#31 of 134
In Iowa
#1 of 1
Percentile
78th

The typical city scores 50 for low disaster risk; Des Moines sits 27 points above the median.

How disaster risk is measured

Exposure to natural hazards and severe events.

The resilience score is the flip side of our disaster risk measure — 100 minus the raw disaster risk score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data source: FEMA National Risk Index.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Des Moines

  1. #29 Key West, FL 79
  2. #30 Montgomery, AL 78
  3. T#31 Des Moines, IA — this page 77
  4. #33 Toledo, OH 76
  5. #34 Greensboro, NC 75

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Top US cities for low disaster risk

  1. #1 Stowe, VT 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Aspen, CO 98
  4. T#3 Virginia Beach, VA 98
  5. #5 Park City, UT 97

More about Des Moines

Des Moines scores 74 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: